Host: Jorge Salazar
Lead Producer: Mike Brennan
ES 22 Producers: Deborah Byrd, Ryan Britton, Emily Howard
Science news of the week:
Cyclone Funso wasn’t fun for the coast of southeast Africa
This dog skull is 33,000 years old. Image Credit: Nikolai D. Ovodov
A 33,000-year-old dog skull found in a cave in Belgium. The skull was 33,000 years old, not the dog.
The Opportunity rover has been on Mars for eight years, and it’s still kickin’.
2011: greatest economic losses globally due to earthquake-related events.
The sun has been super active, and some people saw incredible auroras.
Song of the week:
The Boxing Lesson’s “Better Daze” from their upcoming LP.
This week’s featured stories:
What makes a star blow up? Jorge Salazar speaks with Dr. Brad Schaefer of Louisiana State University about what causes a type 1a supernovae, and what cosmological lessons the remnants of these explosions have for us.
Image Credit: NASA
Global Night Sky Deborah Byrd talks about how the sun has been super active so far in 2012, and about seeing auroras.
Image Credit: NASA
Thanks for listening in. We’ll catch ya next week!
This week’s musical contributors:
I love the song played at the ending part of the program.
Could you please tell me the name of the song , and the band or singer of it? Thank you.